AX0149

Acetonitrile

≥99.5% (GC), rACS reagent, for extraction, for analytical purposes

• Synonym(s): Methyl cyanide, Anhydrous ACN, Dry MeCN
• Linear Formula: CH₃CN
• CAS Number: 75-05-8
• Molecular Weight: 41.05
• UNSPSC Code: 12352117
• EC Index Number: 200-835-2
• MDL number: MFCD00001878
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 741857
• NACRES: NA.21
• Assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• Grade: ACS reagent, reagent grade
• Bp: 81-82 °C (lit.)
• Vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 97 hPa ( 20 °C)

Properties

• Product Name: Acetonitrile, Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS
• Quality Segment: 200
• grade: ACS reagent, reagent grade
• agency: meets USP/NF
• vapor density: 1.41 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 72.8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 97 hPa ( 20 °C)
• description: for analytical purposes, for extraction
• assay: ≥99.5% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 973 °F
• expl. lim.: 16 %
• dilution: (for analytical testing)
• impurities: ≤0.3% Water (H2O), ≤0.6 μeq/g Titrable base, ≤8 μeq/g Titrable acid
• evapn. residue: ≤0.005%
• color: clearAPHA: ≤10
• refractive index: n20/D 1.344 (lit.)
• bp: 81-82 °C (lit.)
• mp: −45 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 2 °C
• density: 0.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental; food and beverages; industrial qc; pharmaceutical; sample preparation
• format: neat
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: CC#N
• InChI: 1S/C2H3N/c1-2-3/h1H3
• InChI key: WEVYAHXRMPXWCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

EMPARTA solvents are designed for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning in quality control environments. Engineered for precision, they deliver consistently reproducible results essential for rigorous validation and documentation.

Exceptional Quality Standards: These solvents meet or exceed ACS specifications, providing assurance of high quality that is crucial for accurate testing and analysis in quality control.

Consistent Reproducibility: Designed for precision, the solvents ensure that results can be reliably reproduced, which is vital for maintaining compliance and integrity in quality control processes.

Versatile Applications: Suitable for a variety of QC tasks, including analytical testing, method validation, and testing USP/NF monographs, these solvents support a comprehensive approach to quality assurance in laboratory settings.

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Packaging

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Analysis Note

AppearanceClearAssay (GC)99.5% minColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue0.005% maxTitrable acid8µeq/g maxTitrable base0.6µeq/g maxWater (H2O)0.3% max

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302 + H312 + H332,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• flash_point_f: 35.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 2.0 °C - closed cup